I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get… — James Murphy Around Copy Share Image
Making people dance has another function that has nothing to do with art, and I mean that in the most positive way… — James Murphy Art Copy Share Image
I know it seems like LCD Soundsystem sold millions and millions of records, but we didn't. I'm not a wealthy person. — James Murphy Know Copy Share Image
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a… — James Murphy Drummer Copy Share Image
For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply. — James Murphy Life Copy Share Image
My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have… — James Murphy Always Copy Share Image
I was always just blown away by David Bowie and how mannered the guy was willing to be. It was so far… — James Murphy Always Copy Share Image
I like clever lyrics, funny lyrics, dumb lyrics. I can never put my finger on what I like about them. — James Murphy Clever Copy Share Image
DJing is really, really pleasant. It's like having people over and making hors d'oeuvres. — James Murphy Like Copy Share Image
One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was… — James Murphy Band Copy Share Image
'Somebody's Calling Me' was written in my sleep, and the original was just the piano and the beat and the singing. — James Murphy Beat Copy Share Image
Subway Symphony is a little idea I had to change the sound of the subway turnstiles into different pieces of music, depending… — James Murphy Change Copy Share Image
In my experience, people looking for progress aren't actually looking to move things forward. They're looking to be perceived in a certain… — James Murphy Art Copy Share Image
Warhol had resonance because it was high art and low art. And you could argue about it endlessly. — James Murphy About Copy Share Image
If being in a band was my job, then I would quit. This is not a good job. A good job is… — James Murphy Band Copy Share Image
You can buy $20,000 speakers, but put them in a room that's not right, and it sounds terrible. If you buy $20… — James Murphy Great Copy Share Image
My high-techness is pretty low-tech. I'm not wildly computer savvy. I'm a record person. — James Murphy Computer Copy Share Image
There are some people who are just plain great at making music. That's not who I am. — James Murphy Great Copy Share Image
It's strangely energizing to have people who don't make music themselves take potshots at you from the Internet. — James Murphy Internet Copy Share Image
